Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Stringman on April 20, 2013, 04:12:02 pm
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Carson sent me this stave about a year ago and I've been draggin my feet to complete it. I kept eyeing it sitting in the corner, but never could seem to get any momentum with it, so back in the corner it would go. About a month ago I got serious and started scraping away the excess.
I tried to keep the knot in, but in the end it didn't want to stay. Not having any experience with yew, I just said "the heck with it" and left it open. Doesn't seem to be bothering it any, but I did leave it a touch stiff outer 2/3. All in all, this being only the 2nd yew bow I've made, I'm pretty pleased with the results. Very few bow woods can compete with the beauty hidden in the grain of the yew tree. It makes a pretty nice shooter too! ::) ;)
It pulls 55#@28 and is an extremely smooth and stable shooter. Very light in the hand and fits like it was made for me!
Scott
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wow...that's a beauty ;)
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a few more...
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Looks really nice, striking color, smooth clean lines like most Yew bows.
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Another master piece. Beautiful bow man.
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Another master piece. Beautiful bow man.
What he said!! Well done Scott! Amazing work.
Cipriano
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sweet bow!! that knot in the handle is awesome!
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Looks sweet to me!!
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Really sweet bow. Nice job.
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Another Beauty!
Jon
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Beautifully done, gotta love a bow like that. :)
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Yew done a good job on that one feller!
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Excellent. :)
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Beautifully done! By the way, how long is it? Just curious.
Dale
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Well yew know yew done good!
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Dale this bow is about 65" ttt.
Thanks, John!
Scott
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Really fine work. Excellent tiller and detail work. Gotta love that yew.
Gabe
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Awesome bow!. gotta love that yew. 8)
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Yew is truly beautiful wood. You've made a nice bow... but. When I first saw your full draw pic, I said "Oh, boy!"
Can you see that your bow is doing most of its bending in the first 6-8" of the limb, and then the limb is mostly straight? Mostly in the top limb, too? If you got more of the entire limb working, your bow would be much happier. I mean absolutely no offense... I just hope you can see what I'm mentioning. If you were to get the middle and outer parts of the limb moving, that would be better. The bottom limb is not as bad, but the top limb could really use some work!
You've done a great job on the tip overlays... nice work.
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thats a cracker great work, i love the colour of yew. i have just started one myself. did u reduce the sapwood or have you used the original back. i have tried reducing mine but find its almost impossible to keep to one ring. they are thinner than paper :(
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Very nice bow.
Rob
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Awesome bow,love the looks of yew!Great pics!-Hammertime
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Excellent. :)
Yep
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Long live the Queen!!!!!
SaaaaWeeeeeeeeeeT !!!!!
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ADB - No offense taken and I recognize that I'm still a beginner. I do see what u see, I mentioned it in my opening comments. Not sure if it is as bad as you say, but I am aware of the way it looks in the FD pic. I hope to get some more perspective from some of the guys at the classic. If the consensus is to scrape the outer limbs then I will do that.
Danny - I did reduce the sapwood. I tried to follow the contours but did not obsess about the rings. Yew doesn't seem to require that kind of attention.
Scott
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Yew built an unyewsually bea yewtiful yew bow! 8)
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thanks stringman, thats what i have tried to do. the grain is definately violated so i will keep my fingers crossed.
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Ummm, can I have that stave back now? What a beaut Scott. You did that stave right! Lets see a pic of that hole in the limb!
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The Bow look good... but the tiller look like handshock, right?
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Oh yes... I'll bet she's as fast as she is pretty :-*
Del
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Great looking bow, I like that tiller shape.
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I don't believe I've ever seen an ugly yew bow!
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I missed this one. That sure is purty! I can't wait to eyeball that one! Josh